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A. NDVOTNY & E. 1. STAYSKELL. ADMIMSTRATOHS.

TILE SETTER.

APPLICATION m'zo JULY 20. 1915.

1 1 94,220 Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

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CHARLES A. NOVO'INY, OF TOLEDO, IOWA; ANNA NOVOTNY AND E. J. STAYSKELL ADMINISTRATORS 0F SAID CHARLES 'A. NOVOTNY, DECEASED.

TILE-SETTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Application filed July 20, 1915. Serial No. 40,960.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that CHAnLns A. NovoTNY, a citizen of the United States, residing at T0- ledo, in the county of Tania, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tile-Setters; and I do hereby declare'the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. a

This invention relates to a tile setter.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device by means of which tiles may be set in a b oredwell. A further object of the invention resides in so constructing the device that the lowermost tile in the well may be manually released and so that the remainder of the tiles will be automatically released when they reach their proper positions.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a device which will be simple to manufacture and will be of such construction that it will not easily get out of order.

With these and other objects in view such as will appear as my description progresses my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevational view of my device showing the retaining members in the positions they will occupy when a tile is held thereon; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the near retaining member in the position it will occupy when the device is being withdrawn from a tile;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my device;

and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view, showing the relation of the wings and levers.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views: My device consists of a body portion which includes a pair of wings 1 and 2 and a second pair of wings 3 and 41 extending at right angles to the first mentioned pair of wings. Each of these wings is tapered at its upper and lower ends forming a constricted portion 5 at each of the upper and lower ends. This body portion is adapted to be inserted in a hollow tile and is of slightly less diameter than the inner diameter of the tile.

In order that the tile may be held upon the body portion while it is being lowered into the well, I have pivoted at 6 on the wing l, a retaining member 7 which extends upwardly and is limited in its outward movement by the contacting of a shoulder 8 thereon with the adjacent face of the wing 4. A similar retaining member 7 is similarly mounted on the opposite face of the wing 2 and its outward movement is limited by the wing 3. The pivot point of this latter member 7 is not shown but it is to be understood that this latter member 7 is constructed and mounted the same as the member 7 which is mounted on the wing 1. Secured to the upper end of each of the retaining members is a link 9 which is pivoted to a lever 10. These levers 10 are pivotally mounted at 11 on the wings 1 and 2.

Connected to the levers 10 are operating bars 12 which extend beneath angular braces 13 which-act as guides and terminate adjacent the upper end of the body portion. Secured to the upper ends of the bars 12 is a chain member 1% by means of which the retaining members may be operated. A ring 15 is mounted on the upper end of the body portion to which a rope or other suitable member may be attached for lowering the device into the Well.

In operating the device it will be inserted into a tile with the retaining members in their innermost positions. The lower end of the device is pushed through the tile and the retaining members moved to their outermost positions so that the upper ends thereof will engage with the lower end of the tile. Of course the device may be inserted into the tile in the opposite direction which will permit the setting of the retaining members in their outermost positions in advance. After the device has been placed in the tile in this manner it may be lowered into the well and when it reaches the bottom of the well, if it is the first tile that is being set, the chain 14 may be pulled upwardly which will draw the upper ends of the retaining members 7 inwardly and permit the device to be withdrawn from the tile. Now when the remainder of the tiles are being set, after they have been lowered into the well, the upper edge of the previously set tile will engage the outer edges of the retaining members 7 as the device penetrates the previously set tile and the upper ends of the retaining members will be moved inwardly, automatically, so that the tile which is be ing carried by the device will be released therefrom and will drop upon the next lower tile. When the retaining members are in their outermost positions the shoulders 8 will position them so that the links 9 and the levers 10 will extend in angular relation to each other and will consequently permit the inward niovement of the retaining members. It will thus be seen that the device will not only be useful in lowering the tiles into the well but it will also position the tiles within the Well.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a device which will be simple to operate and which is of such construction that it will not readily get out of order.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention it has merely been for the sake of convenience and I do not wish to be limited to that embodiment as it is obvious that numerous changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention or without exceeding the scope of the claims.

What is claimed 1. In a tile setter, a body portion consisting of a plurality of wings extending in angular relation to each other and having tapered upper and lower ends, retaining 2. In a tile setter, the combination with a 7 body portion including a plurality of wings extending at right angles to each other, of retaining members pivotally mounted on certain of said wings, the pivoted end of each of the retaining members having a shoulder thereon arranged to engage the-adjacent wing to limit itsoutward movement and means for moving the retaining members pivotally.

3. In a tile setter, the combination with a body portion including wings extending in angular relation to each other, of retaining members pivoted to certain of said wings, and having shoulders thereon arranged to engage the adjacent wings to limit their outward movement, links connected to said retaining members, levers pivoted to the body portion and'to the links and means for actuating the levers, the shoulders being arranged to limit the movement of the retaining members so that the levers and links will lie in angular relation to each other.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. N OVOTNY. Witnesses:

C. B. CUGER, F. G. HINEGARDNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). G. 

